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Wilkes County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Founded
- April 20, 1778
- Named after
- John Wilkes
- Seat
- Wilkesboro
- Largest community
- North Wilkesboro
- Total
- 756.33 sq mi (1,958.9 km )
- Land
- 753.68 sq mi (1,952.0 km )
- Water
- 2.65 sq mi (6.9 km ) 0.35%
- Estimate 2025
- 66,233
- Density
- 86.38/sq mi (33.35/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .wilkescounty .net
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Wilkes County, NC | Official Website
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. The population was 65,969 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Wilkesboro, and its largest community is North Wilkesboro. Wilkes County comprises the North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilkes County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.